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The county fair charges $1.25 per ticket for the rides. Jermaine bought 25 tickets for the rides and spent a total of $43.75 at the fair. Jermain sepnt his money only on ride tickets and fair admission. The price of the fair admission is the same for everyone. Use y to represent the total cost and x to represent the number of ride tickets.

(a) Write a linear equation that can be used to determine the cost for anyone who only pays for ride tickets and fair admission.

(b) Define your variables (c) explain your answers to part 1a.

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    Totalcost=ridescost+admissioncost

    ridescost=numberofrides times cost per ride

    ridescost=25*1.25=31.25

    totalcost=43.75

    43.75=31.25+admission

    minus 31.25 both sides

    12.5=admision

    a.

    y=1.25x+12.5

    b. y is cost and x is number of tickets purchsed

    c. math
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